Glen Ellyn, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glen Ellyn, IL Summary

Crime in Glen Ellyn research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Glen Ellyn over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Glen Ellyn:

  • There were 177 total crimes committed in Glen Ellyn in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 628.2 total crimes per 100K people in Glen Ellyn.
  • The overall crime rate in Glen Ellyn is -70.36% below the national average.
  • Glen Ellyn ranks #189 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Glen Ellyn ranks #2,809 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Glen Ellyn Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glen Ellyn is 628.2 per 100,000 people. That's -70.36% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -68.66% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glen Ellyn
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 177 628.2 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 2 7.1 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 14.2 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 14 49.7 289.2 359.0
Burglary 15 53.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 145 514.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 10.6 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 163 578.5 1,715.2 1,760.0

Glen Ellyn Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Glen Ellyn

14
Violent Crimes
49.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Glen Ellyn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glen Ellyn is 49.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,012.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glen Ellyn each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.16% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.82% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glen Ellyn

163
Property Crimes
578.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 163 property crimes in Glen Ellyn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glen Ellyn is 578.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glen Ellyn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.13% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.27% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glen Ellyn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Arlington Heights, IL 73,545 684 930.0 879.7 50.3
Wheaton, IL 52,649 311 590.7 541.3 49.4
Downers Grove, IL 49,567 488 984.5 871.5 113.0
Glenview, IL 46,371 631 1,360.8 1,209.8 151.0
Elmhurst, IL 45,206 399 882.6 822.9 59.7
Lombard, IL 43,576 748 1,716.5 1,599.5 117.0
Bartlett, IL 39,656 166 418.6 390.9 27.7
Carol Stream, IL 38,703 302 780.3 710.5 69.8
Park Ridge, IL 37,379 353 944.4 848.1 96.3
Addison, IL 35,011 362 1,034.0 894.0 140.0

Glen Ellyn SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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